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Cooper signs ABC bill into law

4 years ago  •  Statewide

North State Journal – Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday signed HB 4 into law, giving a reprieve to establishments for alcohol permit renewal fees. The legislation, one of several bills …
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Court ruling clears way for overhaul of NC Medicaid. You’ll soon be able to enroll.

4 years ago  •  Healthcare

Will Doran, News & Observer – North Carolina’s wide-reaching transformation of its multibillion-dollar Medicaid program is still on track to start up in the next few months, due to a …
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As Asheville’s hotel ban ends, hoteliers are steered to reparations payments

4 years ago  •  WNC

Joel Burgess, Citizen Times – Would-be city hotel developers will now find a smaller area where they are allowed to build and a system where they are steered toward paying into a …
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North Carolina women’s school to add health-oriented majors

4 years ago  •  Education

AP – A North Carolina women’s college says it plans to add health-oriented majors to its curriculum beginning in the fall. Salem College said in a news release on Wednesday …
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NC gun provisions in 2020 vetoed bill clear committees

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government

AP – Two more portions of a 2020 concealed weapons bill that North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed successfully last year have resurfaced this year in separate measures, both of …
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Summer school to counter COVID online learning OK’d by House

AP – All North Carolina school districts would be required to offer in-person summer school that targets children at risk of academic failure due to poor virtual learning during the …
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Constitution, Green parties get more time to keep NC voters

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government, Statewide

AP – Two small political parties in North Carolina that failed to meet candidate support thresholds in November to remain on future ballots will get more time to retain their …
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Bill would increase access to autism treatment in NC

4 years ago  •  Statewide, Healthcare

Laura Leslie & Matthew Burns, WRAL – A proposal to make treatment for people with autism more accessible in North Carolina has wide bipartisan support as it’s moving through the …
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‘No excuses’ – NC’s Medicaid head says after audit details millions being misspent

4 years ago  •  Healthcare

Michael Hyland, WNCN – In response to a recent audit that detailed millions of dollars in misspent money and potential risks to patients, the head of North Carolina’s Medicaid program …
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Cooper ends curfew, allows more people at bars, sporting events

4 years ago  •  COVID-19, Statewide

Matthew Burns, WRAL – Coronavirus trends in North Carolina have improved so much in recent weeks that Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday a nightly curfew designed to limit the spread …
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